Gold Finches are hungry, fat and happy.MPG

I am in Northern Virginia/towards West Virginia and we had a bad blizzard this winter (no power for six days). I filled a dog dish with bird food, set it on our deck railing and attracted a flock of starving gold finches. They stayed. It is now mid April and we started feeding them thistle seed ( their preferred food we found out). I counted 14 today between our two feeders! The “music” is our wind chimes. These birds are really fun to watch. We also got a bird bath and have seen five of them drinking at once. Our inside joke is SWARM SWARM SWARM! They are molting, the most yellow ones have completed the process, the grey ones are females. They don’t have young for a few months yet. Also, check out the thistle seed level in the feeder. That is how much they eat in 24 hours! Damn pigs. We love them.

House Finches & Chickadees in Bird Feeder

A male and female house finch share a bird feeder with chickadees (newly arrived). 6/12/09

Casa Blanca Bird Spa – Act 011 – Finches Feed Under Threat of Noisy Blue Jays and Wind

House Finches and Goldfinches peck into various feeders as wind and noisy Blue Western Scrub Jays threaten their serenity. Can’t see the Jays, but their calls dominate the scene.

Casa Blanca Bird Spa – Act 007 – Goldfinches, House Finches, Squirrel Share Feeding Area

Goldfinches feed on thistle seed in feeder tube while house finches enjoy the bounty of wild bird feeder. Squirrel enjoys seeds dropped below feeders. New, smaller water tray replaces larger tray shown previously. This arrangement helps to keep squirrels from jumping into bird feeders because of spacing.

Finches By the Bushel

American Goldfinches feed hungrily on nyger seed in the back yard. (Central Valley, California)

House Finches: Hungry in Winter

House finch, American Goldfinch, Tufted Titmouse, et al……. Near Land Between the Lakes NRA

House Finches: Hungry in Winter

House finch, American Goldfinch, Tufted Titmouse, et al……. Near Land Between the Lakes NRA

Red Finches (House Finch) play around Red Winged Blackbird

This is my last video Upload for a while. Sorry to say, my JVC Camcorder is no longer working! BUT! I have a NEW ONE! Stay tuned for more wildlife videos shot on a better Sony Camcorder.Thank you for watching.

Birds of Belize – Finches & Grosbeaks

Thick-Billed Seed-Finch, Variable Seedeater, White-Collared Seedeater, Black-Headed Saltator, Black-Faced Grosbeak, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Yellow-Faced Grassquit

House Finches and Gold Finches at the bird feeders

House Finches are feeding on black oil sunflower seed from a “no no” feeder. Gold finches are enjoying thistle seed from a sock feeder. Video by Flip Video.

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